Will+Kesler's+Schools

[] IB Schools Report - Contact: Jane Politte (IB coordinator) - Have had an IB program since 1992 - While they do run both an AP and IB program separately, they recognize the difficulty of doing both at the same time o They have made a concerted effort to make the programs different o Appeal to particular students for each program - In a class of roughly 120, 36 seniors are participating and 20 juniors - Scope and sequence has remained relatively intact - <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">They have found the IB program to be a big bonus with colleges <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Having someone with expertise in “Theory of Knowledge” (Scott Warren) is a big plus in the planning <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">She encouraged us to contact regional groups that coordinate IB <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o  <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Perhaps a resource for help in the process? <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Perhaps a resource for finding schools that did not pursue or have dropped the program <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Cost is minimum of $10,000 with many other hidden costs in addition to that <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">While the faculty has bought in for the most part it has not been complete across the board <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">They maintain the Country Day model of school but have this in addition to it <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">-  <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Contact: Ken Curtis <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">They began the program in 2000 and are considering moving it to the middle school as well <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Everyone involved in the program there loves it <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">-  <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">They try to blend their AP and IB programs whenever it is appropriate <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Most do well on both <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">English is combined <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">History is combined <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Math is clearly the most difficult <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">They run a four-year program <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Training of the teachers <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Good subject area teachers will translate into good IB teachers <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">There are plenty of resources available for training <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Previous year’s exams <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Workshops and training <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It is no less than a two-year process to implement – similar to an AP audit but much more involved and prescriptive <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Examples of curriculum adjustments: <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">English AP and IB together – 12th <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Foreign language – AP 11th, IB 12th <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">History – two year history of the Americas – 11th AP U.S., 12th finish history of the Americas as an IB course <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Math – 2-year sequence, IB math studies, try to prepare for a particular AP by the end of 12th, though usually not AP calculus <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Psychology <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Biology and Chemistry as a two-year course, the “standard level” or one-year version does not play well with colleges (I am assuming that some of that is in light of the new requirements of state schools) <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">He also encouraged us to get involve with the TN IB group and the Atlanta group CASIE on-line. <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">He was very informative and enthusiastic and would love to come down for a workshop. <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Contact: Ryn Fleischer <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It was her 2nd year at St. Andrews and IB was only implemented two years prior to her coming. Her hiring was to coincide with the switch in focus and philosophy <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Basics of the IB <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o  <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Depth over Breadth <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Very Different that AP <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">-  <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Adoption of the program has been smooth but the investigation was not <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Very little buy-in was sought prior to the decision <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">All constituencies need to be included <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Parents of the best students were the most skeptical <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">2nd tier students seem to benefit the most <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Excitement is now beginning to build <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">They plan to move it into the middle school as well <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">They sense a shift in their academic profile <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Love the amount of thinking involved in the curriculum <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Increasing their prestige relative to their competitor schools <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It has limited their elective offerings <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The IB fine arts, however, are excellent courses <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">They are seeing positives from colleges as well (MIT in particular is leading a big push) <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Must have a different definition of success than many schools currently have <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">- She suggested that we investigate Atlanta International School which runs a full IB program and serves as the main IB school in the area <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; msobidifontfamily: Georgia; msofareastfontfamily: Georgia; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Contact: Marty Truman (we are currently playing phone tag and I am it) The following is directly copied from their website:
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Charlotte Country Day __**<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Franklin High School __**
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">St. Andrews (Savannah Georgia) __**<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Trinity Episcopal __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">The International Baccalaureate **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">

An IB World School status dramatically enriches Trinity’s academic climate. In 1994, Trinity became the first school in the Richmond area- public or independent- to adopt the [|International Baccalaureate Diploma Program], a worldwide standard of educational excellence.

IB is an extremely competitive curriculum with a global perspective. The program emphasizes intellectual challenge, cultural diversity, and independent research. This challenging two-year college preparatory course of study is for academically strong and highly motivated students. Participation gives students opportunities not only for advanced standing at colleges or universities, but also priority in the college admissions process.

The global administration of the program ensures that as an IB student in Richmond, or in London or Buenos Aires, you will be able to measure your performance against an international standard. The IB diploma earned at Trinity is, then, the same diploma awarded to accomplished students in more than 130 countries around the world. Trinity faculty members conducting IB classes attend specialized training sessions and IB workshops at various academic sites across the nation.


 * Academic Requirements**

The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program ensures that students are exposed to the great traditions of learning: the humanities and the sciences. An IB diploma requires mastery in six academic subjects (best language and additional language, experimental science, mathematics, individuals and society, and an elective such as visual arts) and completion of the unifying Theory of Knowledge course. Students must also fulfill a community service and personal growth requirement and write an extended 4000-word supervised essay that introduces them to the independent research and writing skills needed in college.

Success in the IB Diploma Program also requires a true commitment to hard work, a love of learning, and an appreciation of self-discovery. See the [|IB Learner Profile] for more particulars.


 * IB Courses Offered**

English HL

French SL German SL Latin SL Spanish SL, HL

Economics HL Geography HL History of Europe HL Environmental Systems and Societies TSL

Biology HL Chemistry SL, HL Physics SL Environmental Systems and Societies TSL

Mathematical Studies SL Mathematics SL, HL

Visual Arts (2D and 3D- competitive limited enrollment) HL Music SL, HL Theater HL


 * How to Apply**

Any junior or senior at Trinity with the required coursework background, teacher recommendations, and a demonstrated self-motivation and commitment to hard work, may participate in the International Baccalaureate course of study. Students intending to pursue the IB Diploma Program typically plan their curriculum sequence in their freshman year at Trinity in preparation for the actual IB course of studies undertaken during the junior and senior years. Students with a late-blooming interest, or transfer students, however, may still be eligible for admission to the program.

IB schedules at Trinity are individualized according to the strengths and enthusiasms of each participating student. This is a definite independent, small school advantage to seekers of an IB diploma. Qualified students can opt to take individual courses for IB certification, instead of undertaking the complete IB Diploma Program.

Students who think they might be interested in IB are encouraged o talk with Trinity’s IB coordinator, Marti Truman, as early as possible.


 * College Recognition of IB Courses**

The following IB website link: [|http://www.ibo.org/diploma/recognition/directory/index.cfm]allows you to search colleges and universities for their policies for giving credit or advanced standing for IB and often AP courses. Just type in the name of the college or university in the search box.